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Animal communication

An axis deer looks up at a giraffe on Sir Bani Yas Island near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, June 9, 2017.

A new book explores culture within the animal kingdom

Environment

Ecologist Carl Safina’s latest book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace,” explores how animals live their lives within definitive cultures and customs.

A chimpanzee holds a grey blanket up in a tree.

From fashion to tools, animal behaviors are often surprisingly human

Science
A humpback whale surfacing from the water surrounded by seagulls

If you could talk to the animals

The World in Words
Elephants running from bees

Researchers are learning how to say, ‘Run! Bees!’ — in elephant

Environment
Elephants running from bees

Researchers are learning how to say, ‘Run! Bees!’ — in elephant

Environment
The World

Unheard Voices

Living on Earth commentator Sy Mongomery explores the hidden world of animal communication–and what it tells us about our own senses.

The World

Emerging Science Note/Canine, M.D.

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on a study that finds dogs may have a nose for sniffing out cancer.

The World

Humpback Whale Song

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in the United States devoted to one species. It’s also the only place where humpbacks reproduce in this country. Dr. Jim Darling goes to the sanctuary every year to study the song of the humpback whale. As Heidi Chang reports, he’s made some […]